3D Printing via Melt Electrowriting (MEW)

Melt electrostatic writing (MEW) is an additive manufacturing technology that direct-writes with small diameter filaments. These range from sub-micron in diameter up to over 100µm, depending on the polymer and printing conditions. Medical polymers can be 3D printed via MEW into soft/flexible scaffolds with nano- and microscale structures for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

The MEW 3D printers at the University of Würzburg lab are custom-built and are 5th generation models spanning my decade-long interest in melt electrospinning. Importantly, the solvent-free process allows considerable layering of small fibers to produce fine and flexible structures that are cell invasive. Fiber diameter and placement can be controlled using a digital signal – the design is up to your imagination.

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